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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources
Here are some resources that our librarians have found to be useful.
Recommended Websites
- Amherst Health Department
The Town's public health team is best equipped to report on local conditions - Amherst COVID-19 Community Resource Website
A single source of relevant news and information created by the Town - Amherst Masks4All Initiative
Do you need a mask? Can you sew masks or donate materials? Get involved.
- Symptom Checker from Buoy Health
Statewide tool for assessing your risk for coronavirus - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Information from the U.S. public health agency — including steps to prevent illness, advice for talking with children, tips & resources for managing stress, and much more - Massachusetts Coronavirus Alerts (by text message)
Text COVIDMA to 888-777 to register for statewide updates - Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)
Statewide updates — including cases, quarantines, and monitoring and testing sites - Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Hotline
Call 2-1-1 to ask a question; available 24/7 in English, Spanish, & 150+ languages - Frontline Worker Resources
Statewide tool for connecting workers to available resources; plus, ways you can help - Hunger & Food Resources for Households
Information about statewide food assistance during the pandemic — from Project Bread - Public Support during the Pandemic
MEMA's map of statewide food pantries, housing & elder support, and other resources - Disaster Distress Helpline
Call 1-800-985-5990 for crisis counseling and support; available 24/7 - Global Map of COVID-19 Cases — from Johns Hopkins University
An interactive map tracking confirmed cases, deaths, and recoveries worldwide - Massachusetts COVID-19 Response Map — from MEMA
A map tracking confirmed cases and deaths (by age and county); also, data by hospital - Map of Massachusetts Testing Sites
Locate a nearby COVID-19 testing site
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RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES
- Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring the Coronavirus
This accessible explainer from NPR is also available in Spanish and in Chinese - Talking with Children about the Coronavirus
Advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus
Good advice and helpful videos from PBS; also available in Spanish
- Available videos include:
- Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Germs Go Away with Handwashing
- Sesame Street: The Right Way to Sneeze, with Elmo & Rosita
- Sesame Street: Heroes in Your Neighborhood Song (featuring our very own Town of Amherst EMTs!) — added May 21, 2020
- Sesame Street: A Playlist of Healthy Habits Videos
- Picture Books about the Coronavirus
- My Hero is You: How Kids Can Fight COVID-19! (PDF)
- Be a Coronavirus Fighter! by Songju Ma Daemicke & Helen H. Wu
- Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring the Coronavirus
PLEASE NOTE: Information provided by the Jones Library and its librarians has been gathered from a variety of consumer health resources. You may find material that contains information that is different in opinion from that of your health care provider. This information should not be interpreted as medical or professional advice. All medical information should be reviewed with your health care professional for clarification about how this information may or may not apply to your unique clinical situation or overall health.
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DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
- OverDrive
Borrow popular eBooks & digital audiobooks for all ages - Kanopy — free access for residents of Amherst
Stream acclaimed indie, foreign, documentary, and classic films – and much more - Digital Magazines from RB Digital — free access with a Jones Library card
Borrow popular magazines - Tumblebooks — free access with a Jones Library card
Read eBooks for kids – and much more - Classical Music from Naxos — free access with a Jones Library card
Stream a large collection of classical recordings - Digital Amherst
View our digitized historical collections
See all digital collections, digital collections for kids, or digital collections for teens
RESEARCH & LEARNING
- ArtistWorks — free access with a Jones Library card
Music & art instruction available via streaming video - Creativebug — free access with a Jones Library card
Arts & crafts video classes taught by design experts and artists - Gale Courses — free access with a Jones Library card
Sign up for a free instructor-led online course - Ancestry.com — free access with a Jones Library card
Research your genealogy — available from home for a limited time! - Boston Public Library eCard — free to Massachusetts residents
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PLEASE NOTE: Many of our digital resources require a Jones Library card, as noted. Cards issued by other area libraries will not provide access to these resources. In the case of Kanopy, access is only available to residents of Amherst or to holders of free Boston Public Library eCards.RESOURCES AVAILABLE TEMPORARILY
- Biblioboard Comics Collection — available until August 31
- OverDrive
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